IMPACT ON RELIGION: Which 2 churches/movements criticised the Nazi regime and promoted Christian values instead?

Anti-Nazi Emergency League ( 2000 Lutheran pastors) & the Confessing Church

IMPACT ON RELIGION: The Reich Ministry of Church Affairs created in 1935:

Closed down church schools by 1939 and got youth into the Hitler Youth

Cult of personality: What perpetuated Hitler's cult of personality most was

Nuremberg rallies, radio broadcasts of his speeches & oaths of loyalty

Goebbels engaged in 'preventative censorship' as part of the Gleichshaltung policy. This involved:

Looting libraries and burning 25000 un-G books on democracy, communism etc.

IMPACT ON WORKERS: In May 1933, Nazi laws banned trade unions the SS closed them down & sent them to c camps. The DAF:

Was the 'German Labor Front' & was the only trade union allowed - Nazi-run

IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: Which law confiscated 'Un-German' artworks that weren't in alignment with Nazi values?

1938 Law for Confiscation of the Products of Degenerate Art

IMPACT ON WORKERS: The Reich Labor Law of 1935

Made National Labor Service compulsory (6 months) & created the RAD

studbud

Nazi Methods of Control Part 2 AND the Impact of the Nazi Regime on Life in Germany

21 termsStudBud Administration25 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards21 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 21

Answers

1
IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: The Reich Chamber of Culture (Reichskulturkammer) created by Joseph Goebbels in 1933:
Racially & politically assessed each member 1935 - Aryan, 1938 - P conduct
Made it compulsory for all artists/creators to be members
Regulated & controlled radio, theatre, film, literature and visual arts
All of the above
2
IMPACT ON RELIGION: What showed the Nazis broke the Concordat?
Removal of crucifixes - replaced with the swastika & images of Hitler
They closed down the Catholic Youth League
All of the above
They closed Catholic schools in 1939 and changed school curriculum
3
IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION & PROPAGANDA: Themes promoted were
German nationalism + values e.g. loyalty, self-sacrifice, discipline
Importance of family, the Volk (people) and Volksgemeinschaft
Anti-semitism and superiority of the Aryan race
All of the above
4
IMPACT ON WORKERS: The famous Autobahn was one of many state-funded public works projects that created jobs. It was a
Canal for trade
Federal highway
All of the above
Scheme for every male German to purchase a Volkswagen
5
As a result of Goebbels' and other Nazis' control of propaganda and censorship:
The Reich Press Chamber banned 2/3 of newspapers and censored printing
All of the above
2500+ writers, playwrights and poets emigrated out of G in 1933-45
The 'Fuhrer myth' and cult of Hitler's personality was perpetuated
6
LAWS + impact on YOUTH: Which law made membership in Hitler Youth compulsory for all children aged 10-18?
1936 Hitler Youth Law
1939 Second Hitler Youth Law
7
IMPACT ON RELIGION: Which 2 churches/movements criticised the Nazi regime and promoted Christian values instead?
The Catholic Church and Protestant Church
Anti-Nazi Emergency League ( 2000 Lutheran pastors) & the Confessing Church
All of the above
German Christians - Muller made Reich Bishop of United Protestant Church
8
Cult of personality: William Shirer (American reporter) wrote in 1934:
'They looked up at him as if he were the Son of God' (Messiah)
All of the above
'Like a Roman emperor, Hitler rode into town'
'A mob of 10,000 in front of Hitler's hotel shouted We want our Fuhrer'
9
IMPACT ON RELIGION: The Concordat was an agreement between the Catholic Church and the Nazi government that outlined:
The Church would exclude itself from political life
All of the above
Catholic education and practices of faith wouldn't be interfered with
The Nazi regime would respect the rights of the Catholic Church
10
Cult of personality: The other factor that made the Hitler myth so successful was the use of terror & laws (legislation)
True
False
11
IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: Music promoted patriotism through nationalist songs. Which was the only music acceptable?
All of the above
American-style swing and jazz that originated from 'blacks and Jews'
Classical music
Music by Jewish composers
12
IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: Reich Cinema Law 1934 meant Goebbels' Reichskulturkammer:
Racially checked actors' backgrounds and viewed final film before release
Reviewed all film scripts for approval
Inspected all film sets before filming
All of the above
13
IMPACT ON RELIGION: The Reich Ministry of Church Affairs created in 1935:
Made the German population 1/3 Catholic and 2/3 Protestant
Closed down church schools by 1939 and got youth into the Hitler Youth
Replaced Christian rites of passage & holidays with Nazi ones
All of the above
14
Cult of personality: What perpetuated Hitler's cult of personality most was
Heil Hitler replacing 'good morning'
His portraits hanging in schools
Plebiscites in 1933 and 1938 to leave the League of Nations & on Anschluss
Nuremberg rallies, radio broadcasts of his speeches & oaths of loyalty
15
Goebbels engaged in 'preventative censorship' as part of the Gleichshaltung policy. This involved:
Looting libraries and burning 25000 un-G books on democracy, communism etc.
Manufacturing the People's Receiver 301 radio so 70% of Gs had radios
Annual Nuremberg rallies that constructed Hitler as a Messianic figure
Films like the Eternal Jew, Triumph of the Will and Hitler Youth Quex
16
IMPACT ON WORKERS: In May 1933, Nazi laws banned trade unions the SS closed them down & sent them to c camps. The DAF:
Was the 'German Labor Front' & was the only trade union allowed - Nazi-run
Meant only unskilled workers needed to keep workbooks
Made it easy for workers to negotiate wages and working conditions
All of the above
17
These churches were banned and thousands of pastors who joined the Confessing Church were beaten, tortured or arrested
False
True
18
Prominent Individuals and IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: Albert Speer 'the Third Reich architect' constructed:
Reich Chancellery building incl: columns, marble floors, arches, statues
All of the above
The Zeppelin Field stadium where Nuremberg rallies were held
The Cathedral of Light with 100 anti-aircraft searchlights at N rallies
19
IMPACT ON CULTURAL EXPRESSION: Which law confiscated 'Un-German' artworks that weren't in alignment with Nazi values?
1934 Reich Cinema Law
1938 Law for Confiscation of the Products of Degenerate Art
All of the above
1934 Theatre Law
20
IMPACT ON WORKERS: The Reich Labor Law of 1935
Made National Labor Service compulsory (6 months) & created the RAD
All of the above
Increased unemployment to 6 million
Let people work on whatever job they wanted
21
IMPACT ON WORKERS: Despite Hitler keeping his promise &unemployment being reduced from 6 to 2.7 million between 1934-39
Working hours increased e.g. RAD men & women worked 76 hours per week
Living standards were low and industry focused on rearmament
Wages for workers remained below pre-1929 (Depression) levels
All of the above

Nazi Methods of Control Part 2 AND the Impact of the Nazi Regime on Life in Germany Flashcards | StudBud